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instructional design

instructional design noun: the discipline of creating educational materials, often with the implication of alternative media.

Noun

instructional design (uncountable)

  1. The discipline of creating educational materials, often with the implication of alternative media.
    • 1983, Reigeluth,http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=qt_9Q4K5Bz8C&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=instructional+design&ots=83ufQ_l9Gd&sig=58ViHGTy6N-Z6gztRt40Oi02Vys [BOOK] Instructional-design Theories and Models: An Overview of Their Current Status - CM Reigeluth - 1983 - books.google.com ... for Reading...

Questions about instructional design

What does instructional design mean?
Instructional design means the discipline of creating educational materials, often with the implication of alternative media.
What part of speech is instructional design?
Instructional design is a noun.

Words near instructional design in the dictionary

  1. instruction set architecture
  2. instruction sets
  3. instruction time
  4. instruction times
  5. instructional
  6. instructional design
  7. instructionally
  8. instructionals
  9. instructionless
  10. instructions
  11. instructive

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